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October 8, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Garbage Pails to a Green Google
October 9, 2021Last updated 10/08/21
Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you.
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I like to think of them as my e-links:
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Friday’s e-links 10/08
Through a New Yorker article, I recently learned about a new introductory economics teaching approach. Challenging the message from most basic college textbooks, the open-access curriculum says we need an information pivot. Rather than emphasize the accomplishments of competition, capitalism, and laissez-faire government, we should explain their flaws. Agreeing that we need some changes, still, I would quote Winston Churchill (below) and just replace “democracy” with capitalism. But do take a look. Their proposal is thought-provoking.